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Nail salons in Lamar County, GA

The nail salons in Lamar County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On personal care products and services · $862 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,941
+12.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 nail salons in Lamar County. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

At $862 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Lamar County spend about $6.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each salon on map listings. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Lamar County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lamar County grew 12.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 nail salons on map listings, Lamar County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lamar County compares

The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the nail salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Nail salons in Lamar County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLamar CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.87.46.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$1.3M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,8103,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.5%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$862$926$1,005
Median household income$67,062$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Lamar County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Lamar County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,941+12.9% since 2020
Households
7,133
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
184 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$67,062+49.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,227
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
4,366
Daytime population
15,409Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for nail salons, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Lamar County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walton County, GA78133.6$2.6M+16.0%#60 of 1,328
2Oconee County, GA7596.0$1.9M+6.9%#94 of 1,328
3Effingham County, GA72114.5$2.1M+14.1%#123 of 1,328
4Coweta County, GA72325.7$1.8M+9.2%#126 of 1,328
5Pickens County, GA6964.5$2.1M+11.4%#180 of 1,328
6Gilmer County, GA6453.8$2.2M+7.9%#299 of 1,328
7Newton County, GA64204.9$1.8M+11.2%#304 of 1,328
8Bryan County, GA64116.6$1.6M+15.6%#309 of 1,328
9Walker County, GA6183.0$2.6M+3.7%#362 of 1,328
10Barrow County, GA59154.9$1.9M+18.7%#431 of 1,328
Lamar County, GANot scored22.8$3.1M+12.9%

Other business types in Lamar County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Lamar County, GA?

Lamar County has 2 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Lamar County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lamar County, GA spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.1M a year, or $862 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,133 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lamar County, GA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Lamar County has 2 nail salons on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Lamar County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Lamar County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lamar County at 20,941 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,133 households. The median household income in Lamar County is $67,062 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 49.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lamar County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for nail salons · All 56 business types in Lamar County

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